Get Ready For Fried Fish Nirvana! That’s my wife Alex, excited for me to share a wildly delicious sandwich from one of the coolest outdoor eating venues that Los Angeles has to offer: A “Smorgasburg!” “Smorgasburg LA” is the largest… Read More ›
Books / Media
Vending Machine “Love Cans!” Are You Willing To Find “Vending Machine Love?”
I Love Japan. I love Japanese vending machines. They are everywhere, and they dispense everything you can imagine and many things you can’t. I love them, and now apparently, they want to love you back! This Is A “Love Machine!”… Read More ›
My “52 In 22” Cooking Challenge Is A “Crispy Mollet Egg With Asparagus!” Michael Ruhlman’s Egg Cookbook Almost Cracked Me!
Behold Michael Ruhlman’s Crispy Mollet Egg! Yes, this is the actual photo of Ruhlman’s beautiful “Crispy Morlet Egg With Asparagus” dish, as shared in his terrific cookbook that celebrates anything and everything “EGG!” My “52 In 22” Cooking Challenge Cracks… Read More ›
Exploring L.A’s “Last Book Store!” A Look Inside Their Iconic “Book Tunnel!”
Celebrating The “Last Book Store” In Los Angeles! This year, my wife Alex made my birthday a week long celebration of “all new” LA experiences, and that included our first ever trip to downtown LA’s legendary “Last Book Store!” Here’s… Read More ›
A “Sunday Gravy” Recipe From The Sopranos! My “52 In 22” Cooking Challenge Has A Stanley Tucci Twist!
Cooking With The Sopranos! It’s week two of my “52 In 22” cooking challenge. I will be making a new recipe each week from one of my cookbooks…I teased you with a look at the first ten, with this cookbook… Read More ›
6 Shots From 6 Films: Happy Birthday Robert Duvall Edition — Through the Shattered Lens
4 Or More Shots From 4 Or More Films is just what it says it is, 4 shots from 4 of our favorite films. As opposed to the reviews and recaps that we usually post, 4 Shots From 4 Films… Read More ›
A “Sky High” Hike With Will Rogers! A Spectacular New Years Day “Good Luck” View!
Welcome To The Top Of The World! My friend Vincent was so excited to be standing atop the Santa Monica Mountains overlooking the Pacific Ocean that he had to pose twice! My wife Alex and I took our friends Vincent… Read More ›
L.A. Staycation: Hiking The Hollywood Sign! Dry Cleaner Sushi! A Plug For “Coda” Too!
Welcome To A Wet Wet Wet “L.A. Staycation!” This is the rain pouring down outside our house in Beverly Hills…we were supposed to be in Paris, but the latest Covid outbreak ended that plan…so my wife Alex decided to give… Read More ›
My Christmas Travel Misadventures…”Planes Hot Pockets And Automobiles!”
How’s Your Holiday So Far? I’m just hanging around with a vintage totem pole in a park near Akron, Ohio. How did I get here? Well, my wife Alex captured it well with her instagram! You see, our holiday travels… Read More ›
Santa Smokes! Hilarious Cigarette Ads! Celebrities Hawking Holiday Products!
It all started with this ad…..a vintage Pall Mall cigarette ad that promotes the smooth, non-throat-scratching mellowness of their cigarette – using Santa! It got me looking for the funniest holiday ads of a bygone era and that led me… Read More ›
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